As mentioned, Tom worked up turnarounds using Marvel Universe Handbook templates for newer characters (at the time). Here’s his workup of X-Force’s Shatterstar & Cable:

Perhaps here’s where Tom was influenced to be a teacher/mentor, here are some documents given to him (and the other interns) in 1989:

Tom spent time working on trading cards and then, as an editor, appeared ON a trading card:

The Daily Bugle mini series covers featured a logo placement suggest by me as Tom’s intern:

Also as an intern, Tom offered great constructive criticism of this drawing (sadly, the tracing paper corrections Tom did are lost to time – I specifically remember Tom noting how short Angel’s arms were. He was right.):

As Tom’s assistant, I collected the following drawings by Tom along the way:

“How2”, the result of some riffing on the M2 line of comics, featuring J2,
descendant of The Juggernaut, who tied a flannel shirt around his waist.

I had been doing a bunch of drawings of Marvel characters a la Peanuts.
Tom joined in on the fun with these.

Tom mentioned the “Journey of the Helmet”, which was a serialized “story” I wrote in the THOR letters page while I was Tom’s assistant.

Tom has always been active online, including a long run of a blog on Marvel.com. Here’s one entry, which (naturally) involved me and my time working with Tom:

The long version of the Starfox story I mentioned while discussing the internet and fan reaction.

And here’s a shot of Tom from one of his appearances on a Food Network cake challenge show (this particular episode more specifically chronicled here):Of course he’s wearing his now signature hat, which he bought at Hats in the Belfry.

BONUS VIDEO: The incredibly funny Paul F. Tompkins discussing his experience with Hats in the Belfry: